A main point from the client meeting this week was that anything we do can't stand out, it has to blend in with the rest of the library. With this in mind it's hard to take a lot of our original design further as it'll stand out a lot. However the ideas behind our space can continue forward, most importantly the idea of comfort. I had the idea of incorporating large comfortable chairs into the space between shelves to make them a little bit more private. I also thought, as the metal shelving units are rather industrial and harsh, that wood panelling could be added to the sides just to soften the area a little bit without totally changing the shelves and making them different to the rest of the library.
My other idea involved the organisation of the books - how to find books more easily. The library already has yellow dividers for each letter of the alphabet, these could be developed and connect the digital space with the same navigation/categorisation system.
I also quickly mocked up some ideas I was having to do with the website. Relating to the way users would use the digital/physical system. The top three, recommend search and find book are all digital, and then go to library find book check out and read are all physical. We need to make the flow from digital use to physical use almost none existent. Obviously this still needs a lot of work but the underlining idea is what we need to achieve.
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